Missing person alert issued for double bassist in New York
Award-winning Double-bassist Zachery Camhi has been missing since September 18, 2016. Camhi is currently a graduate student at Boston University and went missing from the … Read more
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Learn more about “Composed,” a documentary investigating performance anxiety
Hands shaking, heart racing, a feeling of self-doubt, memory slips and inability to focus, you know the drill. These are some of the most common … Read more
How Holst’s Jupiter influenced film and video game scores
Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity” is the central movement of Gustav Holst’s Planets Suite and has the most varied melodic structure: with its Stravinsky-like ostinati and … Read more
Watch the New York Philharmonic’s opening gala on Facebook Live tonight
Whatever circumstances prevent you from attending the gala celebrating the 175th anniversary of the New York Philharmonic, you can now enjoy it from any desktop, … Read more
Adaptation of Schumann’s Romances for Oboe and Piano shows banjos Can hold sustained notes
Schumann’s Romances for Oboe and Piano are known for their simplicity but require a great mastery of breath control, as they present several longer, sustained … Read more
Listen to Mozart’s Queen of The Night aria on a bass
The aria “Der Hölle Rache” from The Magic Flute is known for its fast pace, its grandiosity and its hard-to-hit high notes: in fact, Mozart … Read more
Finally, an honest look at a classical music recording session
It’s quite rare for the general public to catch a glimpse of a recording session, and when such videos are released, what we get is … Read more
Listen to the breathtaking Final Fantasy XV concert at Abbey Road Studios
Final Fantasy XV is set to be a memorable chapter of the Square Enix saga if only for the artistic ventures anticipating the November release … Read more
Daniel Barenboim starts educational Youtube channel
Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim recently unveiled his Youtube channel, and, in case you worry it will just collect his most notable performances, fear not: … Read more
Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” becomes opera hit in China
When it was released in late 2010, “Rolling in the Deep” became an instant hit, and it was praised as an epic foot-stomping pop anthem … Read more
Duo poke fun at haters in the classical music community
Search for any classical music piece or performance on Youtube and you are likely to stumble upon a plethora of comments that are critical of … Read more
New design unveiled for Sydney Opera House
Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s conductor David Robertson was never impressed with the acoustics of the Sydney Opera House, where his orchestra is based. The sound lacked … Read more
Leonard Bernstein was a great music educator
Today was the birthday of the great conductor, composer and music educator Leonard Bernstein, so we thought we’d take a look at some of his … Read more
Listen to Flight of the Bumblebee performed on the erhu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltnCsipLGkw The two-stringed bow instrument Erhu might be known for its calm sound, but it works well even for renditions of extremely fast-paced compositions. That’s … Read more
New Anna Karenina Musical Is in The Works
Those who loved Tom Stoppard’s movie version of Anna Karenina set within a theater have something to look forward to: a new Anna Karenina musical … Read more